Star Trek (viewed at home 11 May 2013) I actually saw this film in theaters when it came out in 2009. I was still living in New York City at the time, and I remember being irritated with the fabricated relationship between Spock and Uhura. When my grandma, my dad, and I sat down to …
From Up on Poppy Hill (viewed at home 19 April 2013) B and I watched this subtitled with the original Japanese voicing. I’d wanted to see it since I knew it was coming out (in English) in the United States this year and it’s always a good thing to support anime in theaters. I didn’t …
Accepted (watched at home 10 March 2013) I actually bought this film for my dad for a past gift-giving occasion, and he kept it on his desk with the intent to “watch it someday”… I got fed up with that, finally, and declared that we’d watch it for my family night, since neither he nor …
Wreck-It Ralph (viewed in theaters 17 February 2013) Watching Wreck-It Ralph was Mom’s family night choice. Honestly, I didn’t really want to see it, but it turned out to be really decent. (The last animated film that I saw that turned out decent was Finding Nemo, for comparison.) We had to explain to my grandma …
Supernatural, season 2 (viewed at home February 2013) I’m already invested in this series, obviously, because I’ve seen the entire first season. Season 2 was pretty good, but it had more episodic episodes (for lack of a better term) than an wide-reaching arc. I mean, the story arc was there, too, of course, but it …
Lincoln [2012] (viewed in theaters 18 November 2012) We saw this at my grandmother’s request as a family. The actors who played Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, were amazing. I’m not sure they could’ve been more well-cast. Overall, the film made me (1) want to learn more about Lincoln himself, (2) think …
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (viewed at the cheap theater 02 September 2012) I chose this movie as a “family night” event because (1) it looked interesting, and therefore (2) I wanted to see it, and (3) it reminded me of my grandmother. The was one character in particular, Muriel (played by Maggie Smith, a …